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Putout

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Baseball A play in which a batter or a baserunner is retired.

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n. A play in which a batter is retired

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n. an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout)

Word Usage

"At 12:01 a.m. on October 21, 2004, New York batsman Rubén Sierra hit a routine groundball to second baseman Pokey Reese, who threw to first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz for the final putout of a dominant 10-3 victory."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

out

Cross Reference

put out

Hyponym

sacrifice force play force out force force-out fielder's choice